Todd Boehly

{ "bio": [ "Todd Boehly cofounded holding company Eldridge Industries in 2015, after building Guggenheim Partners' credit business and serving as president.", "The company acquired some of his first assets from Guggenheim, including insurer Security Benefit, which provides deal financing to this day.", "Eldridge Industries has grown into a diverse conglomerate with investments ranging from Bruce Springsteen's song rights to daily fantasy and sports-betting firm DraftKings.", "Boehly personally holds minority stakes in the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers (Eldridge has a separate minority stake in the latter).", "A group led by Boehly reached a record deal to buy soccer team Chelsea FC from Russian owner Roman Abramovich for $3.1 billion in 2022." ], "about": [ "Boehly and his wife Katie, who met at Wiliam and Mary, gave an undisclosed sum to the college to build the Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance.", "Boehly slept on a park bench in Kansas while scouting Security Benefit for Guggenheim, because his hotel room smelled like cigarettes." ] }